Hepburn DE-1055

Hepburn

(DE-1055: dp. 2,624; 1 414'6"; b. 44; dr. 18'; s. 27.4 k.;
cpl. 247; a. 1 5", 4 21" tt., ASROC, DASH; cl. Know)

Hepburn ( DE-1055) was laid down 1 June 1966, by Todd Shipyard Corp., San Pedro, Calif., and launched 25 March 1967, sponsored by Mrs. Arthur J. Hepburn and Mrs. Joseph R. Barse. Once completed and commissioned, she will posses the capabilities to screen attack and support ships and to operate effectively against submarines. Operating either alone or with a hunter-killer group and equipped with the latest ASW equipment, the escort will be able to seek out and destroy enemy submarines. Moreover as is so important in these days of potential conflict, her ability to perform blockade, surveillance, search, and evacuation missions at a moment's notice will add readily to the Navy's deterrent force and assist in the continuing task of "keeping the peace." Her commissioning is rescheduled for 1969.